Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday

we expect Content Notes as a courtesy to our readers for problematic content in linked posts and/or their comment threads (a habit of posting only triggering/disparaging links may annoy the Giraffe (you really don’t want to annoy the Giraffe))

extended discussion of self-promotion links on this thread is counter-productive for the intended signal-boosting – the idea is for the promoted sites to get more traffic. If it’s a side-discussion that would be off-topic/unwelcome/distressing on the other site, take it to #spillover after leaving a note on this thread redirecting others there.

My take on the “Ban Bossy” campaign, headed up by Cheryl Sandberg, Anna Maria Chavez, and Condoleezza Rice. What do highly publicized campaigns like these do to the feminist movement, and should they be receiving the media attention they do? Are they more harmful than good?

My take on the future of higher education, and its impact (if any) on social justice issues. Is academic work, at its intersection with human rights issues, really for the people it addresses? Are we making the world a better place for everyone, or just elite circle?

A reflection on my experience in Iceland, and how the image of meeting around the holiday table becomes indicative of a larger social tendency in the country as a whole.

And so much more! Follow me at keepinitglassy.blogspot.com, or leave a comment!

This week’s piece is called The Freedom of the Streets: Men and Street Harassment, suggesting that most men actually understand the issues involved perfectly well in their own lives, until they’re asked to extend the rights and emotions they take for granted to women.

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